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 {{house_infobox
 |housename=The Sentinels of Nature
-|leader=Logistics Ta'Sa
+|leader=Logistics Ta'sa
 |patron=[[Neraeos]]
 |style=[[Autocracy]] (Elected)
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-'''The Sentinels of Nature''' are a diverse forestal [[:Category:Houses|House]] comprised mainly of members of the [[sentinel]] [[:category:classes|class]]. They also welcome those of the [[druid]], [[sylvan]], [[priest]], [[paladin]], [[shaman]], [[monk]], [[runewardens|runewarden]], [[magi]], [[serpent]], [[bard]], and [[jester]] classes who place nature as their foremost priority in life.
+'''The Sentinels of Nature''' is a diverse forestal [[:Category:Houses|House]] comprised mainly of members of the [[sentinel]] [[:category:classes|class]], though they also welcome members of the [[druid]], [[sylvan]], [[priest]], [[paladin]], [[shaman]], [[monk]], [[runewardens|runewarden]], [[magi]], [[serpent]], [[bard]], and [[jester]] classes who place Nature as their foremost priority in life.
-Seeking a less rural lifestyle than their [[The Ancient Circle of Druids|Druid]] cousins, the Sentinel [[:category:guilds|Guild]] was founded in the year 202 A.F., making its way into the [[:category:city-states|cities]] of [[Sapience]] and currently concentrated in the village of [[Eleusis]]. Collectively known as the Pack, they are one of the more militant forestal organisations in their duty to nature. After many successful years of such service, the Guild transformed into a House.
+Seeking a less rural lifestyle than their [[The Ancient Circle of Druids|Druid]] cousins, the Sentinel [[:category:guilds|Guild]] was founded in the year 202 A.F., making its way into the [[:category:city-states|cities]] of [[Sapience]] and currently concentrated in the village of [[Eleusis]]. Collectively known as the Pack, its members make up one of the more militant forestal organisations dutiful to Nature. After many successful years of such service, the Guild transformed into a House.
-Sentinels are free to live life by any moral code; they have the choice to reside in many of the cities and worship almost any [[:category:gods|God]] they choose. But above any of these individual freedoms, a Sentinel is loyal to nature and the Pack. Be it forest or desert, hill or valley, if any part of nature is threatened, the Sentinels will act as one, administering their own brand of justice to those foolish enough to cross them.
+Sentinels are free to live life by any moral code; they have the choice to reside in many of the cities and worship almost any [[:category:gods|God]] they choose. But above any of these individual freedoms, a Sentinel is loyal to nature and the Pack. Be it forest or desert, hill or valley, if any part of Nature is threatened, the Sentinels will act as one, administering their own brand of justice upon those foolish enough to cross them.
 == History ==
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 c. 241 AF - The first [[Oakstone Charter|Charter of Oakstone]] is completed, with [[overharvesting]] laws in effect.
-AF - [[Twilight]] posts in public [[news]] 4584, "Due to the  overwhelming wish of the Sentinels to leave Hashan, the People of this illustrious city have voted by a landslide to revoke the Sentinel Guild Charter. Know that the Sentinels are no longer a recognized citizen-entity of Hashan. All guild rights and privileges are hereby rescinded." Technically this meant the guild was no longer headquartered in Hashan, though the guildhall remained (and still stands to this day), and Vixen continued to instruct Sentinels there for several years.
+AF - [[Twilight]] posts in public [[news]] 4584, "Due to the overwhelming wish of the Sentinels to leave Hashan, the People of this illustrious city have voted by a landslide to revoke the Sentinel Guild Charter. Know that the Sentinels are no longer a recognized citizen-entity of Hashan. All guild rights and privileges are hereby rescinded." Technically this meant the guild was no longer headquartered in Hashan, though the guildhall remained (and still stands to this day); Vixen continued to instruct Sentinels there for several years.
 AF - '''Galdrion''' contests and defeats Blackleaf for the position of Guildmaster.
-AF - Galdrion is contested for Guildmaster during a lengthy and unexplained absence... '''Perseon''' replaces him as GM.
+AF - Galdrion is contested for Guildmaster during a lengthy and unexplained absence. '''Perseon''' replaces him as GM.
 c. 252 AF - An herb ban is imposed upon the [[Kharon]] guild, whose members continually launch attacks on Sentinels.
-AF - Still deciding what to do about the guild hall, Perseon declares -no- Sentinel will be a citizen of Hashan.
+AF - Still deciding on what to do about the guildhall, Perseon declares -no- Sentinel will be a citizen of Hashan.
-AF - Perseon welcomes Lady [[Gaia]] as the new guild patron and leads the membership to Her temple in the [[Western Ithmia]], where Vixen remains to teach, the new guild "hall."
+AF - Perseon welcomes Lady [[Gaia]] as the new guild Patroness and leads the membership to Her temple in the [[Western Ithmia]], where Vixen relocated to teach, the new guild "hall."
 AF - '''Dalamar''' exterminates a significant number of rooms; war is publicly declared on him.
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 AF - Lord [[Sartan]] offers a "deal" to forestals: allow Him to place an altar in the forests with an annual mortal sacrifice, in turn for summoning beasts to continuously hunt Dalamar. The offer is declined.
-AF - Due to the absence of Lady Gaia from the realms, and the need to have an active Patron, Perseon welcomes Lady [[Tarah]] to the guild.
+AF - Due to the absence of Lady Gaia from the realms and the need to have an active Patron, Perseon welcomes Lady [[Tarah]] to the guild.
-AF - Lady Tarah regretfully announces she will be entering into a deep slumber.
+AF - Lady Tarah regretfully announces She will be entering into an extended period of absence.
-AF - The Sentinels pledge their support in the defense of [[Thera]] against domination by [[Ashtan]].
+AF - The Sentinels pledge their support to [[Thera]] against its domination by [[Ashtan]].
-AF - [[Covenant]] suggests that defense of the Gaian Tree during [[landmarks|Landmarking]] is part of the guild's purpose in the general defense of nature; Perseon later declares defilment of the tree to be punishable by outguilding, and strongly recommends all assist in protecting and sanctifying the Tree.
+AF - [[Covenant]] suggests that defense of the Gaian Tree during [[landmarks|Landmarking]] is part of the guild's purpose in the general defense of Nature; Perseon later declares defilement of the tree punishable by outguilding and strongly recommends members assist in protecting and sanctifying the Tree.
-AF - Perseon announces he will be stepping down from his position. Covenant is elected guildmaster and appoints Lord [[Caspian]] as patron to take over from the slumbering Tarah.
+AF - Perseon announces he will be stepping down from his position. Covenant is elected guildmaster and appoints Lord [[Caspian]] as Patron to take over from the slumbering Tarah.
-AF - Vixen falls sick to a mysterious illness. The Sentinels are instructed to channel their grove energy and annihilate their groves, saving Vixen but costing them the [[Groves]] skill. Shortly thereafter, the guild is bequeathed with the long-awaited skill of [[Woodlore]], and a new guildhall in the village of [[Eleusis]].
+AF - Vixen falls sick to a mysterious illness. The Sentinels are instructed to channel their grove energy and annihilate their groves, saving Vixen but costing them the [[Groves]] skill. Shortly thereafter, the guild is bequeathed with the long-awaited skill of [[Woodlore]] and new guildhall in the village of [[Eleusis]].
 AF - An herb ban is enacted against Ashtan as a wartime embargo.
-AF - The guildhall is invaded and Vixen murdered several times.
+AF - The guildhall is invaded and Vixen is murdered several times.
 AF - The herb ban expands to prohibit sales to any non-guild members, with the exception of Druids, Eleusians and anyone actively assisting the guild.
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 AF - Gaia returns to Her temple to find Her dryads slaughtered, their bodies piked, and Her grove exterminated by Sartan.
-AF - The ritual of cleansing is brought about to lift the darkness from the forests, resulting in the birth of the [[Darkenwood]].
+AF - The ritual of cleansing is brought about to lift darkness from the forests, resulting in the birth of the [[Darkenwood]].
 AF - The herb ban on Ashtan is lifted.
-AF - The herb ban against Ashtan is reinstated, as Sentinels have become targets of theft with no attempt on the city's behalf to protect them, even when conducting business within the city limits.
+AF - The herb ban against Ashtan is reinstated, as Sentinels have become targets of theft with no attempt on the city's behalf to protect them, even when Sentinels are conducting business within the city limits.
 AF - Sartan is defeated by the Alliance of Gods, imprisoned beneath an overturned mountain off the west coast of Sapience, ending the shrine wars. A [[red fog]] begins to seep from the island onto mainland Sapience, killing all plantlife in its path. The fog was driven back to the island, with the side effect of Sartan's power consolidating and his return to the realms. Most Sentinel enemies migrate to newly-formed [[Mhaldor]], and the herb ban against Ashtan is lifted once more.
-AF - Gaia leaves the realms, dispersing the last of her essence to the forests. Amidst the turmoil, nine [[forest spirit|spirits]] appear, taking their places in the forests of Sapience.
+AF - Gaia leaves the realms, dispersing the last of Her essence to the forests. Amidst the turmoil, nine [[forest spirit|spirits]] appear, taking their places in the forests of Sapience.
-AF - Lady [[Demeter]] is welcomed as the new guild patron.
+AF - Lady [[Demeter]] is welcomed as the new guild Patroness.
 AF - The village of Eleusis awakens and begins accepting citizens.
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 AF - Mhaldor and Oakstone form a treaty and the herb ban is lifted, with Mhaldor agreeing to stand by its policy of punishing exterminators with outcitizening and enemy status.
-AF - After numerous exterminations, Mhaldor's treaty with Oakstone is repealed and an herb ban is imposed by the guild only. Forestals show their strength by reacting swiftly and strongly in response to exterminations.
+AF - After numerous exterminations, Mhaldor's treaty with Oakstone is repealed and an herb ban is imposed by the Sentinels guild only. Forestals show their strength by reacting swiftly and strongly in response to exterminations.
 AF - Lady Demeter enters a deep slumber, and Lord [[Neraeos]] is chosen to replace Her as Guild Patron.
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 AF - '''Caz''' replaces Landon as Guildmaster.
-AF - In an effort to discourage theft of forestals, the Sentinel, Sylvan and Druid houses agree to joint enemying program.
+AF - In an effort to discourage theft of forestals, the Sentinel, Sylvan and Druid guilds agree to enter a joint enemying program.
 AF - '''Vertigo''' replaces Caz as Guildmaster.
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 AF - '''Farret''' replaces Vertigo as Guildmaster.
-AF - The guild undergoes conversion to a house and is renamed the Sentinels of Nature.
+AF - The guild undergoes conversion to a House and is renamed the Sentinels of Nature.
 AF - The Sentinels celebrate their 200th anniversary.
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 AF - The Sentinels are gifted with the Stag Crown, a powerful [[Icons|Icon]] on [[Nishnatoba]] from which the House draws new powers.
-AF - Organisations, including the Sentinels, ban together in a combined effort to take down Mhaldor's icons.
+AF - Various organisations, including the Sentinels, band together in a combined effort to take down Mhaldor's icons.
 AF - Logistics replaces Farret as House Leader.
-AF - The Sentinels' icon attacked by Mhaldorian forces.
+AF - The Sentinels' icon is attacked by Mhaldorian forces.
 == Leaders ==